this time it is governor romney's religion. senator reid says romney is not the face of mormonism, and he's sullying the mormon religion. important to point out senator reid is himself a mormon. steve, what's up with nor harry reid? >> well, look, he's sort of been the designated hit man for the democratic party. he makes outrageous, sometimes outlandish attacks on mitt romney. a lot of people cover them. capitol hill reporters follow the fight, report on it, and it sort of bubbles up into a bigger issue. you know, does he cross the line here in terms of appropriateness? maybe. i think that's debatable. for me the big question is, are these attacks even effective? what's the point of making these attacks? it's hard to see one unless you take the really cynical view that he's catering to anti-mormon bigotry. i can't see the reason for him to make these attacks. >> you have to remember that harry reid is not only the senior most mormon in congress, he's the senior most democrat. part of his job is to help president obama get elec